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“Time sanctifies everything; even the most arrant theft, in the hands of the robber’s grandchildren, becomes sacred and inviolable property. Every state begins in compulsion; but the habits of obedience become the content of conscience, and soon every citizen thrills with loyalty to the flag.”

I’ve always intended to read the The Story of Civilization from beginning to end, but I’ve had about six of these books for years and only jumped around. I treated them more as short story collections, which is a shame since I never got a sense of the overarching narrative. Durant’s an amazing writer and I think now is the time to actually read these the way he intended them to be read. So let’s begin.